Brower Piven Files Class Action Suit Against GenVec, Inc. STEVENSON, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- The law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has filed a class action suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ:
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Brower Piven Files Class Action Suit Against GenVec, Inc. STEVENSON, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- The law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has filed a class action suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) common stock between March 12, 2009 and March 30, 2010, inclusive
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Harper 'Checks Out' on Caterpillar Workers: Federal Government Abandons Salvaging Jobs at London Plant TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- "Allowing Caterpillar Inc. to close its Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London, killing 460 jobs, reveals the Harper government's indifference to the plight of workers in this country," said Patrick Dillon, Business Manager of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades
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Canacol Energy Ltd. Provides Update on the Cachalote- 1 Exploration Well, Andaquies Block, Colombia CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- Canacol Energy Ltd. ("Canacol" or the "Corporation") (TSX:CNE) (BVC:CNEC) reports that C&C Energia Ltd. (the "Operator") has finished the completion and testing of the Neme Formation in the Cachalote-1 well in Colombia and will abandon the well. The Cachalote-1
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C&C Energia Ltd. Provides Operational Update On Cachalote-1 Well, Andaquies Block, Colombia CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- C&C Energia Ltd. ("C&C" or the "Corporation") (TSX:CZE) reports that it has finished the completion and testing of the Neme Formation in the Cachalote-1 well in Colombia and will abandon the well. The Cachalote-1 well encountered 271 feet of
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Harper 'Checks Out' on Caterpillar Workers: Federal Government Abandons Salvaging Jobs at London Plant TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- "Allowing Caterpillar Inc. to close its Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London, killing 460 jobs, reveals the Harper government's indifference to the plight of workers in this country," said Patrick Dillon, Business Manager of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario. Progress Rail Services, which is owned by Caterpillar
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Canacol Energy Ltd. Provides Update on the Cachalote- 1 Exploration Well, Andaquies Block, Colombia CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- Canacol Energy Ltd. ("Canacol" or the "Corporation") (TSX:CNE) (BVC:CNEC) reports that C&C Energia Ltd. (the "Operator") has finished the completion and testing of the Neme Formation in the Cachalote-1 well in Colombia and will abandon the well. The Cachalote-1 well encountered 271 feet of Neme sandstone that contained oil shows over
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C&C Energia Ltd. Provides Operational Update On Cachalote-1 Well, Andaquies Block, Colombia CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- C&C Energia Ltd. ("C&C" or the "Corporation") (TSX:CZE) reports that it has finished the completion and testing of the Neme Formation in the Cachalote-1 well in Colombia and will abandon the well. The Cachalote-1 well encountered 271 feet of Neme sandstone that contained oil shows over an interval of approximately 130
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Pyng Medical Corp. Announces Bridge Loan VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- Pyng Medical Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PYT) ("Pyng" or the "Company") today announced a loan (the "Loan") in the amount of US$220,000 from its largest shareholder Excelera Corporation ("Excelera"). The Loan carries interest at 11% per annum, is unsecured, and
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Pyng Medical Corp. Announces Bridge Loan VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- Pyng Medical Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PYT) ("Pyng" or the "Company") today announced a loan (the "Loan") in the amount of US$220,000 from its largest shareholder Excelera Corporation ("Excelera"). The Loan carries interest at 11% per annum, is unsecured, and does not include an equity component. The total principal and interest is
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Allergy Alert/CFIA: Undeclared Peanuts in Mic's Brand Sesame Brown Rice Wafer OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- Product photos are available at [...] : [...] The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Kuo Hua Trading Company Ltd. are warning people with allergies to peanuts not to consume Mic's brand Sesame Brown Rice Wafer described
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Allergy Alert/CFIA: Undeclared Peanuts in Mic's Brand Sesame Brown Rice Wafer OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/12 -- Product photos are available at [...] : [...] The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Kuo Hua Trading Company Ltd. are warning people with allergies to peanuts not to consume Mic's brand Sesame Brown Rice Wafer described below. The affected product may contain peanuts which are not declared on
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Lynden Energy Corp.: Share Purchase Warrant Exercise Period Extension Approved VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- Lynden Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:LVL) reports that the TSX Venture Exchange has approved the extension of the expiry date on 9,025,000 warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share from February 10, 2012 to June 30, 2012, and the extension
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MM Asset Management Inc. Acquires Control Over Common Shares of Goldbrook Ventures Inc. TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- MM Asset Management Inc. ("MMAM") announced that one fund it manages and advises, MMCAP International Inc. SPC ("MMCAP"), has acquired 388,500 common shares ("Shares") of Goldbrook Ventures Inc. ("Goldbrook") since a take-over bid for all of the outstanding Shares
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Lynden Energy Corp.: Share Purchase Warrant Exercise Period Extension Approved VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- Lynden Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:LVL) reports that the TSX Venture Exchange has approved the extension of the expiry date on 9,025,000 warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share from February 10, 2012 to June 30, 2012, and the extension of the expiry date on 5,480,000 warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share
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Avion Files a NI 43-101 Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate for Hounde Project in Burkina TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- Avion Gold Corporation (TSX:AVR)(OTCQX:AVGCF) ("Avion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a technical report in respect of its updated mineral resource estimate at the Hounde Project in Burkina Faso, as announced on December 21, 2011 has been
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MM Asset Management Inc. Acquires Control Over Common Shares of Goldbrook Ventures Inc. TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- MM Asset Management Inc. ("MMAM") announced that one fund it manages and advises, MMCAP International Inc. SPC ("MMCAP"), has acquired 388,500 common shares ("Shares") of Goldbrook Ventures Inc. ("Goldbrook") since a take-over bid for all of the outstanding Shares was filed by 0931017 B.C. Ltd. with the securities regulatory authorities on
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Avion Files a NI 43-101 Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate for Hounde Project in Burkina TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- Avion Gold Corporation (TSX:AVR)(OTCQX:AVGCF) ("Avion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a technical report in respect of its updated mineral resource estimate at the Hounde Project in Burkina Faso, as announced on December 21, 2011 has been filed on SEDAR in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of
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First Foundation Inc. and Desert Commercial Bank Announce Shareholder Approval of Planned Merger IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- First Foundation Inc. ("First Foundation" or "FFI"), the parent holding company of First Foundation Bank ("FFB"), and Desert Commercial Bank (DCB) (OTCBB: DCBC) announced today that on January 30, 2012, at their separate special shareholder meetings, both FFI and
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First Foundation Inc. and Desert Commercial Bank Announce Shareholder Approval of Planned Merger IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/03/12 -- First Foundation Inc. ("First Foundation" or "FFI"), the parent holding company of First Foundation Bank ("FFB"), and Desert Commercial Bank (DCB) (OTCBB: DCBC) announced today that on January 30, 2012, at their separate special shareholder meetings, both FFI and DCB received shareholder approval for the previously announced definitive agreement and plan
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